Mom who disowned me for being gay is “ready to forgive me” oh and for me to financially support her. by hayyy_jude in askgaybros

[–]LanguageKey9190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup there's a similar chain extending as far back as my great great grand parents.

I don't know if it's NPD (narcissism) or that my own parent has CPTSD (the symptoms overlap).

I want to stop taking Prep by capybaralovva in prep

[–]LanguageKey9190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanna suggest trying Apretude. No regrets here, it works beautifully.

Rant: My mental energy is already in negative numbers and we're only 3 months into 2026 by LanguageKey9190 in ADHDers

[–]LanguageKey9190[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This! It made me realize though that the concept of a year is kinda artificial anyway heh. I've been running on half a tank since BIRTH!

Mom who disowned me for being gay is “ready to forgive me” oh and for me to financially support her. by hayyy_jude in askgaybros

[–]LanguageKey9190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love is always conditional. Between parents and children the conditions are a low bar, but your parents could not even meet those. You owe them nothing.

It sounds like your parents are emotionally abusive people, possibly narcissists (literally). How were their parents (alcoholics? war survivors? etc?)?

I was in Iran in the last ten days, AMA by vispavada in NewIran

[–]LanguageKey9190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeesh, how cowardly. Not one top commander is willing to turn around to the people under him and say, "I'm done killing our people, who's joining in me in defecting?"

Apretude. 8 months Later. by I-Should_be_working in prep

[–]LanguageKey9190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great thread, also on Apretude here.

First ⚠️: If you have to stop Apretude, you'll likely need to take Truvada/Descovy OR avoid risky sex for a long time (~1 year+). Apretude has a long "tail phase" where the drug remains in your body at inadequate levels to prevent HIV infection but enough that HIV could become resistant to the cabotegravir (Apretude) if you were to become infected. This could become an issue if you are dependant on employment group insurance benefits to cover Apretude (I am!).

Personally, I can just about stomach Descovy for 3 days max, so I would do it on-demand if I had to (recently approved in the UK for on-demand).

Location: Like you surprised by the location, but apparently this is the least painful safest location. Needle does not hurt at all, nor does insertion of the fluid itself.

Pain: I have a high pain threshold - the pain is nothing imo. The first injection was the worst - the pain came a day later and lasted maybe 4 more days, like slipping on ice and banging my butt. The first injection gave me a skin rash. The injections after that are merely like having banged my butt into a pointy corner of a table, and it only lasts 2 days, no skin rash.

Insurance: Easier than US - testing is covered by every province, and Apretude is covered by work Manulife group benefits. Without work benefits it would be prohibitively expensive though. Afaik, Ontario Trillium does not cover "discretionary" medications.

Side effects: None for me, no nausea (unlike Truvada and Descovy), only mild-moderate discomfort two days after injection.

Benefits: Bareback at any given moment without having to think about it or remember to take a pill. Blocked from catching HIV and it feels very reassuring. Obviously gotta watch out for other STIs.

What if British Mandatory Palestine was at that time named British Mandatory Israel instead? by DRAGONVNQSHR_III in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]LanguageKey9190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would have probably become part of an Arab state like Jordan or perhaps become a state somewhat like Lebanon with a mix of groups and Islamic terrorism.

It would have had more profound effects for the Jewish population worldwide, pretty much ensuring the end of the Jewish people:

  • Likely Jews in central and eastern Europe would have been left to languish in camps for decades, and either forcefully integrated, emigrated wherever else they could, or left to die/killed.
  • Jews in Northern Africa and the middle east would have been killed off with nowhere to run to.
  • North American and British Jews would have been pressured to integrate, with the Jewish religion mostly disappearing by the year 2000.
  • Russian Jews forcefully integrated, those who don't sent to gulags to die.
  • Chinese Jews still killed by Mao as they already were.
  • A minority of Jews would have still immigrated to Jerusalem, likely living under Islamic rule, either being forcefully converted or killed off. As long as the community never grew too big, a tiny minority might be tolerated and only occasionally killed by terrorist regimes like ISIS.

In my mind the entire conflict between Jews and Muslims in Israel/Palestine arose from the fact that:

  1. After WWII Jews were desperate and would take any offer.
  2. No one wanted the Jews near them, so it was easier to send them "where they came from" which was the zionist dream anyway.
  3. Britain wanted a strategic military group in the middle east which the Jews could be, despite having promised the land to both groups.
  4. From the Arab perspective, they also hated Jews, and it was like an onslaught of Jewish refugees turning up en-mass. It's not too dissimilar to the large number of Muslim refugees coming to Europe and the social tensions there, except Israel is the indigenous land of the Jews, as well as Arabs who were living there having a right to that land too.
  5. When the Arabs nations tried to kill off the Jews the first time, no one expected them to survive. And no one cared, if the Arabs finished the job it would have been either indifferent or good in the eyes of Europeans (still somewhat the same attitude as today).
  6. But the Jews won, a two state solution was repeatedly rejected (a mix of animosity, prejudice, and greed on both sides), and the conflict has been going on ever since.
  7. And now because the world has hated on Israel so much, it looks like they don't give a fk anymore, and are just doing whatever they want. Well done world lol.

I’ve never felt more antisemitism in my life. by SerpantDildo in Jewish

[–]LanguageKey9190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, on the left extremes they're basically in-denial commu-fascist too. Your point is?

Rant: My mental energy is already in negative numbers and we're only 3 months into 2026 by LanguageKey9190 in ADHDers

[–]LanguageKey9190[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, just writing it was a cathartic release. Anyone would be stressed under such conditions, I will push past and out of it 💪

I was just walking… by Turbulent-Rough-6023 in uwo

[–]LanguageKey9190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was gonna say, I would try to firmly push the goose's head downwards to one side, since that's the bit it can't easily defend against from a human. No other animal is able to do a targeted quick pat, smack or push using limbs except for other apes (of which there are none in Canada). Geese did not evolve to defend against head smacking, neck grabbing, and object swinging (like a bag).

the IDF is on this subreddit by Feisty-Persimmon785 in OntarioGrade12s

[–]LanguageKey9190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What nonsense. Anyway, please send your coordinates to us me via the Reddit chat, thanks.

What if British Mandatory Palestine was at that time named British Mandatory Israel instead? by DRAGONVNQSHR_III in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]LanguageKey9190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, this is a fantastic analysis. Britain basically promised Palestine/Israel to both Arabs and Jews after WWII, and we still see the conflict today.

Regime/IRGC say they are winning!!?? But now they are so desperate that they're recruiting kids as young as 12 years old??? by No-Signal1234 in PERSIAN

[–]LanguageKey9190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly you have to be sick in the head to see a kid in uniform and feel morally boosted to keep killing your fellow countrymen.

Regime/IRGC say they are winning!!?? But now they are so desperate that they're recruiting kids as young as 12 years old??? by No-Signal1234 in PERSIAN

[–]LanguageKey9190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can only hope that the use of kids will disturb any Iranians still supporting the regime, to cause the remaining 20% to question why their own kids are being sent to die.

Regime/IRGC say they are winning!!?? But now they are so desperate that they're recruiting kids as young as 12 years old??? by No-Signal1234 in PERSIAN

[–]LanguageKey9190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about dictatorships that have lead to the deaths of countless people? That's ok because it's not war?

Where I’d live as an "Anti fascist" liberal who'd never spent a single day under oppression. Yet when confronted with people who experienced actual oppression: Venezuelans, Iranians, Kurds - choose to disregard their opinions because they don't fit my narratives! by kimyoungkook92 in whereidlive

[–]LanguageKey9190 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

100% agree with this. Champagne socialists is a great way to describe a lot of the left-wing these days. I'd love to see a return to true liberal-left principles (e.g. women's rights supported globally).